The Imaginary Authors brand by Josh Meyer has of course long been known to fragrance lovers, which is why I don’t need to write much more about it. There are so many literary fragrances that have dedicated themselves to the fragrant interpretation of great works. Here is a brief overview in our store of literary fragrances. The latest additions here were a tribute to Oscar Wilde by Floris and another to Lord Byron by Moresque.
I still think it’s a great idea to create fragrances based on fictional works. On the one hand, the creator has to come up with a story, and on the other, he has to do justice to it with his fragrance creation. If you want to read up, we’ve already discussed a few of them here.
The Language of Glaciers
I was immediately taken by the title The Language of Glaciers. What might this language of glaciers sound like? What would they tell us? Millennia-old stories of growth and decay? Perhaps not quite so pompous and meaningful. Josh Meyer says: “Finally, a fragrance for introverts. Not that you can’t take it out. If you do, it will be like your favorite parka and wrap you in glamour.” Very likeable, because there are plenty of fragrances for the big to very big appearance. The quieter ones, which you wear more for yourself than for others, are not so numerous.
The story behind the fragrance
The plot of Imaginary Authors’ story can be read like a blurb. An appetizer that can only lead you into your own imagination. Because, as I said, the stories and novels in question do not exist.
Have you ever stood on top of a mountain with the snowflakes swirling around you? That’s the splendor you’ll experience with The Language of Glaciers, a romantic epic that reaches incredible heights and inspires you to never let a moment go to waste. From the silence of a moonlit snowshoe hike to the exhilaration of watching an avalanche safely from above, the memories of our nameless narrator will captivate you as much as the lone song of the snowy owl. Find solace in the cold and begin to see the world from startling new perspectives. Critics have called it “a slow-moving story that digs right into the center of the soul” and “sharp as ice and smooth as a glacial lake.”
The scent of The Language of Glaciers
I immediately had to grin when I put the scent under my nose for the first time. Of course, I was expecting something cool or icy. Perhaps an overdose of menthol with ozonic notes or something similar. But the glacier speaks a different language.
Of course, it starts with a cool breeze that has become charged with cold over the ice fields. It is the freshness of pine needles, of strobe (Pinus strobus), also known as Weymouth pine. I just can’t get around the sauna associations, but I find the pine particularly pleasant. What is a little irritating is the lilac note, which in my mind is hardwired to spring and doesn’t really fit into the winter glacier picture. You have to give the notes a little time, then the idea becomes clear. Particularly on the skin, where the heart and base notes become broader, the layer of ice becomes thinner and the green conifer and juniper notes emerge powerfully. The floral notes, which Imaginary Authors lists in a little more detail than we do in the store, come together to form a block. Lilacs, forget-me-nots and Blue Bugle form a floral, soapy and powdery counterpoint to their herbaceous, woody counterparts.
Look at the mountain on the bottle. These are the colors that The Language smells like … So if you were expecting an olfactory ice candy – like me – you’re way off the mark. The fragrance can be summarized as herbaceous, coniferous and floral. Oh yes, I forgot one fragrance note: freshly fallen snow. The only question that remains is whether we can make the introverts happy with this creation. I don’t quite agree on this point. The composition is too extravagant for that. However, I could imagine it in sparing doses. What do you think?
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